hide inside the walls of consistency to protect themselves from the

troublesome consequences of thought. The lecture itself was presided

over by two earnest young men and was designed to recruit new

members into the program.

461. restless [`restls] [adj]. Unwilling to keep still or stay where you are,
especially because you are nervous or bored;
SYN) fidgety [`fti], become/grow/get restless

Ex) I had decided to attend the meeting to observe the kind of compliance

tactics used in recruitment lectures of this sort and had brought along an

interested friend, a university professor whose areas of specialization

were statistics and symbolic logic. As the meeting progressed and the

lectures explained the theory behind TM, I noticed my logician friend

becoming increasingly restless.

462. effect [CN,UN]. A change that is caused by an event, action etc; effect on

Ex) The effect on the discussion leaders was devastating.

463. confer [kn`f :] [vi]. To discuss sth with other people, so that everyone
can express their opinions and decide on sth;
confer with

Ex) After a confused silence, each attempted a weak reply only to halt midway

to confer with his partner and finally to admit that my colleagues points

were good ones requiring further study.

464. down payment [CN]. A payment you make when you buy sth that is only
part of the full price, with the rest to be paid later;
make a down payment (on sth)

Ex) At the end of question period, the two recruiters were faced with a crush of

audience members submitting their seventy-five-dollar down payments for

admission to the TM program.

465. betray [b`tre] [vt, not in progressive or passive]. To show feelings that
you are trying to hide; SYN) give away